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Duke Realty to Develop New Manufacturing Facility in Batesville, Mississippi [ 12/4/2007 ]
BATESVILLE, Miss. (December 4, 2007) — The facility will be utilized by GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE and a leading producer of jet engines for commercial and military aircraft, in the production of advanced composite components for jet engines.Read The Full Article
Lenovo To Open Manufacturing Plant in Poland [ 12/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WARSAW, Poland (December 4, 2007) — With its new plant in Poland – the fifth new plant and fulfillment operations center Lenovo has announced this year – Lenovo’s global manufacturing footprint now spans four continents and five countries.Read The Full Article
TPI Composites To Build Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant in Newton, Iowa [ 12/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEWTON, Iowa (December 4, 2007) — TPI Composites has manufacturing sites in Warren, R.I.; Springfield, Ohio; Juarez, Mexico; and TaiCang, China.Read The Full Article
Orthopedics Developer CSpine Inc. To Locate Manufacturing Facility in Plymouth, Indiana [ 12/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (December 4, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered CSpine up to $300,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $25,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Covance Inc. To Locate New $175 Million Pharmaceutical R&D Laboratory in Northern Virginia [ 12/3/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MANASSAS, Va. (December 3, 2007) — Covance qualifies for a $1.5 million performance-based grant from the Virginia Investment Partnership program.Read The Full Article
Ace Building Systems Receives $239,000 in State Tax Credits for New Manufacturing Facility in Sikeston, Missouri [ 12/3/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SIKESTON, Mo. (December 3, 2007) — Enhanced enterprise zones are specified geographic areas designated by local governments and certified by the Department of Economic Development.Read The Full Article
Silicon Border Development and Grupo Maiz to Build Science Park in Mexicali, Mexico [ 12/3/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MEXICALI, Mexico (December 3, 2007) — The border location enables the cost structure to be competitive with those in Asia, including China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.Read The Full Article
Fabritex Inc. To Expand Manufacturing Facility in Hartwell, Georgia [ 12/3/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HARTWELL, Ga. (December 3, 2007) — The company recently won a five-year contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manufacturer non-corrosive wire mesh for an erosion control project on the Mississippi River.Read The Full Article
Marine Builders To Expand Production Facility in Utica, Indiana [ 11/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
UTICA, Ind. (November 30, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Marine Builders up to $390,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $95,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Watts Regulator Co. To Expand Production Facility in Spindale, North Carolina [ 11/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPINDALE, N.C. (November 30, 2007) — The state supported the project with a $140,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.Read The Full Article
MFG Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota [ 11/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ABERDEEN, S.D. (November 30, 2007) — The facility will enable MFG to increase the volume of wind turbine blade sets being supplied to GE Energy, starting in 2008.Read The Full Article
Rolls-Royce Chooses Northern Virginia for $100 Million State-of-the-Art Production Facility [ 11/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (November 29, 2007) — Currently, more than 90 per cent of corporate aircraft are manufactured in the U.S., which is today the most significant market for these products.Read The Full Article
Kia Muffler Supplier Sejong Georgia LLC To Locate in LaGrange, Georgia [ 11/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAGRANGE, Ga. (November 29, 2007) — Sejong is one of several Kia suppliers that have located in Georgia in recent months.Read The Full Article
Flowers Foods Top Open $52 Million Facility in Bardstown, Kentucky [ 11/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (November 29, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Flowers Foods for tax benefits up to $2 million under the Kentucky Industrial Development Act.Read The Full Article
Precision Machining Firm C&K Tool To Expand Production Facility in Angola, Indiana [ 11/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ANGOLA, Ind. (November 29, 2007) — The announcement of C&K Tool's growth in Northeast Indiana comes three years after the company relocated to Angola from Coldwater, Mich.Read The Full Article
Construction Begins on 296,000 Square Foot Distribution Facility in Victorville, California [ 11/28/2007 ]
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (November 28, 2007) — The building will be the first-ever logistics-oriented facility developed at Southern California Logistics Center and will provide warehouse management and logistics fulfillment services.Read The Full Article
sanofi-aventis Breaks Ground on Research Center Near Tucson, Arizona [ 11/28/2007 ]
TUCSON, Ariz. (November 28, 2007) — Construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin end of November, with an estimated completion date by June 2009.Read The Full Article
Damon Motor Coach To Expand Manufacturing Facility in Elkhart, Indiana [ 11/28/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ELKHART, Ind. (November 28, 2007) — The new building, which is approximately 45,000 square feet on 8 acres, will be used for future expansion of a new product line.Read The Full Article
Center 7 Opens New Tier-4 Data Center in Lindon, Utah [ 11/28/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LINDON, Utah (November 28, 2007) — C7 is currently reserving space for the new facility that will be available in January 2008.Read The Full Article
ConAgra Foods Completes 85,000 Square Foot Expansion of Pasco, Washington Potato Processing Facility [ 11/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PASCO, Wash. (November 27, 2007) — As part of the expansion, Lamb Weston anticipates adding approximately 100 jobs, bringing the total to 525 employees at the facility.Read The Full Article
Baekgaard, Ltd. To Build New Corporate Headquarters and Distribution Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana [ 11/27/2007 ]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (November 27, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the Baekgaard up to $445,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $40,000 in training grants based upon the company’s job creation plans.Read The Full Article
COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 27, 2007) — The $120 million Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit program will provide recipients tax credits equal to 25 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures.Read The Full Article
Steel Company To Build New Facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina [ 11/27/2007 ]
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (November 27, 2007) — The company will invest up to $6 million and create up to 85 new jobs over a five year development plan.Read The Full Article
Quicken Loans to Move Headquarters with 4,000 Jobs to Downtown Detroit, Michigan [ 11/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DETROIT, Mich. (November 26, 2007) — The company currently is considering two sites: the site of the old Hudson's department store on Woodward and the site of the old Statler Hotel on Grand Circus Park.Read The Full Article
Morgan Stanley To Expand Operations in Baltimore, Maryland [ 11/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BALTIMORE, Md. (November 26, 2007) — Morgan Stanley, which already has a significant presence in Baltimore, plans to add up to 900 new jobs in the city over the next decade as a result of this expansion.Read The Full Article
